The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-10-09

Frederick Bryton was married last week, to Miss
Ada Trimble.
The pletion of a comic opera, entitled "One
Thousand Ems, is announced.
Sardous play. La Tosca," has been secured by
Fanny Davenport The titular heroine is an actress
Miss Verona Jarbeau Is making hit in her
pecislly well adapted to her.
The svreatnam Rice & Pagan minstrel party set
their first part gorgeousy and dress their singers,
musicians and comedians in satin court costume.
There is no truth in the report that Mary Anderson
will join the Booth Barrett combination next year as
that actress is under contract to tour under Henry f.
Abbey's direction in 1SSS-S9.
Miss Jessie Oyler of this city who last
with the Abbott and Casino opera companies, is
n member of the Natural gas company, which plays
-At the Grand the latter part of this week
At q recent drawing reception at fthe Qurinal
by Gda Ruta, she expressing admiration of them
to the young lady composer who had the honor to &C
company her Majesty the piano.
The sensational story lately published about Sara
Jewett contains but single grain Of truth. Miss
check for $3.50 prove to be pure inventions
Stella Rees of this city, Is playing with Robert
this ambiguous comment, in reviewing recent per-
formance: Miss Rees looked pretty, wore elegant
costumes and very effective diamond bracelet"
Mrs. James Brown Potter is in Paris trying
dresses Of Worth's making She will probably arrive
In this country on Cot. 15 on board the French
steamer. La Champagne. Her opening is finally set
for the Fifth-avenue Theater, Oct. 81, in Mile do
Bressier."
opera, died IN Paris, last Monday after undergoing
surgical operation. Her successes in this country
the past two years her voice has failed and her
tempts at English comedy proved to be failures
Lily Langtry. Richard Mansfield and James 4.
Powers the three lucky stars that winning ia
from New York theatre-goers at present. Pow
ers is new man 70 New Workers. He jumps up at
leap into the place occupied by the great favorte
Francis Wilson, but the junp has proved very
eessful one.
Mr. VIM. Thompson. who PLAYS the part of Mum
Francisco
eight days before the play was produced In New York.
studied his part coming over the continent, arrived
raised the first night went without q rehearsal
and made the hit of the play.
The announcement is made that the prices through
this at Engishs Opera house will be the
same popular scale prevailed last season-1o 20,
only one engagement, that of the Booth Barrett Com
pany One could hardly to get the best seat in
the house to much talent that for 80 cents
Francis Wilson has left the New York Casino to go
with the John McCaul Opera Company. Not many
years ago Wilson was doing the blackface song and
now he receives $500 week and after this year will
get 5000. unprecedented salary larger than any
other opera comedian dreams Of receiving, and
three times the size of the salary received by leading
actors and actresses at Wallacks or Pamers or
Days. Eighteen to twenty thousand dollars year
Is not bad return for singing topical songs and
cutting up theatrical pranks.
Wilson's passions tapestry and fans Most
pr the former she has picked for herself aud she
has some rare aud beautiful bits but the fans are
mostly gifts. One of them given to her in ST.
famous fan of the Queen of Dude. It is white silk
Jmbroidered with pearls and emeralds, tho sticks OF
gold and ivory set with small rabies: and the mono
grams in diamonds. The Empress Eugenie gave her
' fan thar once belonged 10 Nine. Dubarry and was
which are studded with sky blue turquois The Ven
Btians gave her fan of silver fgree and the most
Prince Thakore. of Morvi who heard her sing and
her fans added recently the splendid and costly
one in the whole collection in the shape of gold
handled fan with gems and made of the eath
ers Of gorgeous East India birds.